nankeen

Examples

• All

• She admired the soft texture of the nankeen cloth displayed at the market.

• The tailor selected a beautiful nankeen fabric for the summer suits.

• Johnson sailed to China with an American company doing the cloth trade, Nankeen silk.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Her captain strides the narrow quarterdeck, a short lowering figure in a cocked hat, blue brass-buttoned tail coat with white facings, and white nankeen breeches.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

C

chintz

vsnankeen

5 7.9

A cotton fabric with bright floral patterns and a shiny finish used to cover furniture or make curtains

is plain yellowish fabric not brightly printed or glazed originally handwoven

S

sateen

vsnankeen

1 7.4

A smooth cotton cloth with a soft shine that people use for sheets and dresses

is coarse and unglazed natural yellowish cloth made by hand in China

C

chino

vsnankeen

1 4.2

A strong cotton fabric often used to make trousers and uniforms

is a durable yellowish cotton originally handwoven in China

C

cotton flannel

vsnankeen

1 2.9

A warm cotton cloth with a soft side used for clothes and sheets

is a yellowish fabric handwoven in China and valued for durability

J

jaconet

vsnankeen

• Archaic

1 9.9

A thin cotton fabric with a smooth surface that is slightly stiff, used for clothes and bandages

is heavier and more robust made originally as a yellowish Chinese handwoven cloth

N

nainsook

vsnankeen

1 9.9

A soft, thin cotton cloth for making baby clothes and underwear

is sturdier and darker yellow in colour not soft or lightweight like that

B

balbriggan

vsnankeen

• Archaic

1 9.9

A soft cotton fabric with fine ribs used for underwear and night clothes

is a woven durable yellowish cotton fabric rather than a knitted undergarment cloth

Surface Forms

Etymology